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Pittsburgh Penguins News - BlogTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:38:54 +0000hourly1By: Jean Pronovosthttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/nhl-trade-deadline-predictor-extraordinaire/#comment-1915
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:28:17 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=2707#comment-1915Dr. – Unfortunately, that trade can’t happen and neither can most of the ones folks have predicted here on the site. According to Rob Rossi, the amount of room between the Penguins’ salaries and the league’s salary cap is less than paper thin. He has found that the Penguins can not take on a player whose salary is more than $1.5 million without giving up players in return. Therefore the Penguins could not take on those 3 Blue Jacket players while only giving up 3 minor leaguers in return. Someone from the major league roster would either have to be traded away or sent down to WB/S to languish in the minors. The only chance you have of trading a player back to another team is if it is someone with an expiring contract or a someone who is signed at such a good deal that the other team would be foolish not to take him. In the former category, the only real players the Pens have to trade with expiring contracts are Fedotenko, Cooke, Skoula and Guerin. They certainly aren’t going to trade Cooke or Guerin and Skoula doesn’t really free up that much space. That leaves Fedotenko. As for players signed to really good salries, the list is pretty much Pacal Dupuis and Alex Goligoski. Where the Pens are really hamstrung is with Kunitz’s deal calling for him to make 3.725 for the next two years. With Shero already saying that he is unlikely to deal a top pick or prospect, I’m starting to think the Pens will stand pat with what they have, or possibly find some way to pry Andy Sutton from the Islanders and sending someone to the minors.
]]>By: DR Hookhttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/nhl-trade-deadline-predictor-extraordinaire/#comment-1864
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:10:11 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=2707#comment-1864I’ve decided to throw my hat into this game:

Gonchar going because of the cardinal rule: “do not give a player over 35 a multi-year contract”

]]>By: Jean Pronovosthttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/nhl-trade-deadline-predictor-extraordinaire/#comment-1859
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:10:07 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=2707#comment-1859Coming to the Burgh
Ponikarovsky, Colby Armstrong, Marty Biron Although with the trades Leafs just made, Pony boy could be staying put as Leafs need to hang onto someone that can put the puck in the net. It may end up being Raffi Torres instead of Alex P.

Theory is if you don’t play Johnson and play a goalie with a broken finger ahead of him how valuable can he be. Gonchar and Goligoski to Calgary along with a couple draft picks to get Phanuef and Prust is thrown into the deal.
Biron is a better backup than Johnson.

]]>By: RBucklehttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/nhl-trade-deadline-predictor-extraordinaire/#comment-1851
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:37:40 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=2707#comment-1851Jagr claimed that if he comes back he will most likely go to Edmonton. It would be incredible to have him back though – I don’t know when the KHL season is over, but he could come back (as a rental player), play the playoffs and win a cup with Pittsburgh again and then head to Edmonton next season.
]]>By: RBucklehttp://www.penguinpoop.com/2010/nhl-trade-deadline-predictor-extraordinaire/#comment-1850
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:29:05 +0000http://www.penguinpoop.com/?p=2707#comment-1850Getting
Exelby, Ray Whitney (not Ryan) & Andrew Ference

Giving
Talbot, Fedostinko & Jeffrey

I also believe we will get a quality rental winger but couldn’t decide – Torres or Frolov – We would have to give to much for Kovalchuk Atlanta wants 4 or more quality prospects.

I think Gonchar or Kunitz is going to LA for Frolov and O’Donnell
Fedotenko to Columbus for Torres
Ray Whitney and Joe Corvo picked up from Carolina for Draft Picks, maybe Jeffrey, I heard the Sens are also interested in Whitney, I could care less if we get him but I needed another pick.

The whole everyone suggesting the Pens pick up a rental player thing is funny because if we can’t sign Gonchar, he would still be a good rental player for us.